Hollywood, California
42 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1894 and the latest in 1979. It stands in the Los Angeles census division. It lies in ZIP code area 90028. It lies near Brush Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Hollywood quadrangle.
Then and now
1894 to 1979The same ground, surveyed 85 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Compare 1894 against another survey:
On record in Hollywood
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 9 records
Crossroads of the Worldlisted 1980
Guaranty Buildinglisted 1979
Hollywood Masonic Templelisted 1985
Hollywood Studio Clublisted 1980
La Belle Tourlisted 1988
Security Trust and Savingslisted 1983
C. E. Toberman Estatelisted 1983
Villa Bonitalisted 1986
Whitley Heights Historic Districtlisted 1982
Topographic sheets covering this place
19 surveys from 42 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1894 USGS Los Angeles quadrangle1:62500
- 1896 USGS Santa Monica quadrangle1:62500
- 1898 USGS Santa Monica quadrangle1:62500
- 1900 USGS Los Angeles quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1901 USGS Southern California Sheet No. 1 quadrangle1:250000, 6 printings
- 1902 USGS Santa Monica quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1904 USGS Southern California Sheet No. 1 quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1920 USGS Santa Monica quadrangle1:62500
- 1921 USGS Santa Monica quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1924 USGS Hollywood quadrangle1:24000
- 1926 USGS Hollywood quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1949 USGS Los Angeles quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Hollywood quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Los Angeles quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Los Angeles quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1966 USGS Hollywood quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1966 USGS Los Angeles quadrangle1:250000
- 1975 USGS Los Angeles quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1979 USGS Los Angeles quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
95 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 95 fires within 5 miles of Hollywood between 2005 and 2020, burning about 1,026 acres in total. None started naturally. 6 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 60 |
| Smoking | 15 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 6 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2009 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 30 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 29 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area | EAST FIRE |
| 24 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Los Angeles County Fire Department | not named |
| 21 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 14 September 2016 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 10 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 7 August 2008 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 13 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 13 workings within 5 miles of Hollywood: 6 past producers, 4 prospects, 2 unknowns, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Clay, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gold. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unnamed Adit | Gold, Copper | Prospect | ||
| Unnamed Calcite Occurrence | Calcium | Prospect | ||
| Cahuenga | Gold | Prospect | ||
| Elysian Park Plant | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Forest Lawn Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| J. Jensen | Clay | Unknown | ||
| K & K | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Westlake & Sons | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Westlake and Sons | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Prospect | Sedimentary | |
| Brush Canyon Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
9 since 2002Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hollywood in 9 storm reports between 2002 and 2026: 5 flash flood, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 high wind, 1 debris flow. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hollywood | - | Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down several trees in the Hollywood area. |
| March 2025 | Flash Flood | North Hollywood | - | Strong thunderstorms produced heavy rain and flash flooding in the city of Los Angeles. At the intersection of Highway 101 and Campo de Cahuenga, significant road flooding was reported. |
| February 2023 | Flash Flood | North Hollywood | - | Heavy rainfall generated flash flooding on Highway 101 near Campo de Cahuenga. All lanes of the 101 experienced significant flooding. |
| August 2023 | Flash Flood | North Hollywood | - | Heavy rain generated flash flooding near the community of Burbank. Northbound lanes of Highway 170 were flooded. |
| December 2023 | Debris Flow | West Hollywood | - | A significant mud and debris flow damaged a patio at a residence in Beverly Hills. |
| September 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hollywood | - | A severe thunderstorm knocked down seven power poles near Hollywood. |
| September 2007 | Flash Flood | Hollywood | - | California Highway Patrol reported significant flooding at the intersection of Highway 101 and Los Feliz Boulevard. |
| March 2006 | Flash Flood | North Hollywood | - | Heavy rain produced flash flooding in the North Hollywood area. California Highway Patrol reported the car pool lane of SR-170 was closed at Riverside Drive due to flooding. |
| March 2002 | High Wind | Hollywood | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whitley Heights | 0.7 miles | 43 | |
| Hollywood Heights | 0.9 miles | 43 | |
| Outpost Estates | 1.3 miles | 43 | |
| Larchmont Village | 1.8 miles | 42 | |
| West Hollywood | 1.9 miles | 42 | |
| Windsor Square | 2.1 miles | 42 | |
| Hancock Park | 2.1 miles | 42 | |
| Crescent | 2.6 miles | 42 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1660757. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.


















